Day in photos: Oct. 15, 2012

A mourner prays for the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Once an absolute ruler who freed Cambodia from colonialism, Sihanouk would become a tragic pawn through decades of turmoil.

Reuters

Minnesota’s Maya Moore gives a shocked look after being called for a foul while defending Indiana’s Tamika Catchings in the opening game of the WNBA Finals.

ZUMA Press

North Forrest volunteer firefighters pull back as they battle a blaze at a pool hall near Hattiesburg, Miss.

AP

A tourist carries his partner through flooded St Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, during the first ‘acqua alta’ (a convergence of high tides and strong Mediterranian winds) of the season.

AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainians march through downtown Kiev in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

ZUMA Press

A Filipino Muslim woman flashes peace signs after hearing news of the signing of a preliminary pact between her government and the nation’s largest Muslim rebel group.

AP

Seven-and-a-half month old orphaned elephant calf Moses cuddles with adoptive mom Jenny Webb at their home in Lilongwe, Malawi. Moses, found alone and close to death, has been adopted by Webb’s Jumbo Foundation.

AP

Pakistani police inspect the wreckage of an armored van destroyed in an attack on a police checkpoint in Peshawar.

ZUMA Press

A crowd gathers to watch the removal of the last bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin in Ulan-Bator, Mongolia, after Mayor Bat-Uul Erdene denounced the communist leader as a ‘murderer.’

AFP/Getty Images

A massive wave breaks over a Kalk Bay harbor wall in Cape Town, South Africa.

EPA

A Jammu and Kashmir government employee is hauled into a police wagon during a protest demanding the government compensate them for unpaid salaries and raise the retirement age.

AP

Performers give an interpretation of the beginning and rise of the Chinese Communist Red Army during a theatrical production in Jinggangshan, China.